Category: HBO

neoxdonut pointed out a video at College Humor – it’s called the Video Game Health Care Bill. This is Halo news because the Master Chief is sitting in the Speaker of the House chair during the speech. Cute stuff!(Louis Wu 12:15:29 UTC)

Two new posts went live last night on the Reach Developer Blog – Marcus talked about improved AI, ‘ambient moments’, and assassination animations… and teased with a clip of a screenshot that shows off some pretty nice trees. Sounds like things are really coming together!(Louis Wu 12:01:26 UTC)

This went live yesterday evening – but yesterday evening was busy. The Game Informer article we were all waiting for discussed the Halo: Reach Sandbox – the toys you’ll get to play with in-game. Sandbox design lead Sage Merrill, sandbox designer Josh Hamrick, and community manager Brian Jarrard discussed Reach in detail with the GI…

Yesterday, we mentioned that ‘The Return’, a story from the Halo: Evolutions collection, would begin appearing on Halo Waypoint this Saturday. Later tonight, the teaser for this series will appear on Waypoint’s YouTube channel… but we’re here to give you an early taste. You can download it from us, in glorious 720p, in either WMP9…

Ducain sent word of yet ANOTHER new Halo 1 trick the HIH guys have put together – BigGruntyThirst has gotten two Sarges, AND a Hog, to the end of AotCR. Pretty amazing! (Awesome launching.) (Louis Wu 20:37:26 UTC)

JeuxVideo.com has interviewed Luke Smith and Brian Jarrard about the Player Investment system in Reach – the interview is in French, but Google does a tolerable job translating, and there are a bunch of new, pretty, screenshots. Thanks, overdoziz.Update: MagniHarvald has done some nice translating, if you don’t feel like wrestling with Google.(Louis Wu 19:51:51…

Gear61 Owns submitted a ridiculous number of montages to Bungie’s Comm Chatter today – and urk posted ’em all. All told, we’re talking over 37 minutes of footage.Overclock, from Muggsy and How2BR Revolver, from Dutchy and Herbal T Let Me In, from Frezz Halo 3 Minitage 2, from Tranquility Off the Chain 3, from Stubby…

According to SketchFactor, the next big Reach info drop will hit GameInformer sometime today – keep your eyes open! (Louis Wu 16:41:19 UTC)

We missed this yesterday, but there was an interesting Average Joe article posted, featuring Piercingtiger, a Halo addict who draws in his spare time. Go read about someone who shares at least one love with you!(Louis Wu 16:40:01 UTC)

The Chronicles of ODS Steve has been updated – #65 shows what happens after Steve’s unfortunate run-in with a Scarab. Sometimes, bad luck is good.(Louis Wu 16:32:47 UTC)

We missed this yesterday, but Hawty McBloggy found a pretty nice lookin’ Energy Sword-based tattoo on her Internet hunts, and you can swing by her site to read about it. (Louis Wu 16:31:36 UTC)

Yesterday, an odd pic went up on Bungie’s Twitter account – speculation has been hot and heavy, but so far, we don’t know what we’re dealing with. (It’s not coming from 343 Industries or MS – this one is all Bungie.)(Louis Wu 16:20:29 UTC)

Cody Brigan continues work on his Fall of Reach Flash movie – he’s got a new Pelican for you to see. Noice!(Louis Wu 17:23:00 UTC)

V10L3N7 JAY stopped in with word of Section 3 Issue 12 – looks like he’s serious about bringing it back! Very nice use of ODST screens.(Louis Wu 17:21:42 UTC)

Movies available for your viewing pleasure today on Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Transcendence makes a comeback (we originally posted it just over 3 years ago) – go enjoy the nostalgia.Status Quo is an MLG Pro team, and they’ve posted a Teamtage – 9 minutes showing off some of their highlights. It’s not just about the gameplay -…

Movies available for your viewing pleasure today on Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Transcendence makes a comeback (we originally posted it just over 3 years ago) – go enjoy the nostalgia.Status Quo is an MLG Pro team, and they’ve posted a Teamtage – 9 minutes showing off some of their highlights. It’s not just about the gameplay -…

The Ke$ha Tik Tok Remix we mentioned yesterday is now supplemented with a video – Bryan Simon is taking the Reach Beta pretty seriously! Nice work – go watch.(Louis Wu 13:56:30 UTC)

Rooster Teeth announced the next season of Red vs Blue – it’s called ‘Relevation’, and it debuts this Thursday! Get pumped. (Remember – they just hired Monty Oum, of Haloid fame. Stuff’s about to get real…)(Louis Wu 13:55:49 UTC)

Tied the Leader has posted a highlight reel, created by H3Wheelmen.com and showcasing Warthog driving (and Warthog destruction) from all around the Good Game Network … 8 minutes of vehicular carnage. Great footage, great camera angles, great gameplay! Go watch. Thanks, XerxdeeJ. (Louis Wu 12:39:49 UTC)

We got word that another story from Halo: Evolutions will be making its way to Halo Waypoint – The Return kicks off a four-week run this Saturday. The full Waypoint schedule for the week is now up at halowaypoint.com. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 12:38:16 UTC)